The losses are weighing on more than the 330-pound offensive tackles trying to put him on the ground.
The Broncos’ defensive end said he was “embarrassed and frustrated” following Sunday night’s 41-16 loss to the Patriots, Denver’s fifth straight.
But even as defeat pounded at his heart, Wolfe wasn’t about it to let it wash away the heartfelt moment he shared before the game with his brother-in-law, Brian Burrows, a 30-year-old chief in the U.S. Navy.
As the two men emerged from the tunnel before the game, they both paused, arched their chests toward the sky and let out Wolfe’s trademark howl.
It was an experience, Wolfe wrote in an Instagram post late Sunday night, “that will last forever.”
Sick and tired of losing, but on a positive note, I️ got to share an experience that will last…
— Derek Wolfe (@Derek_Wolfe95)
“That was the best thing to come out of today,” Wolfe said in the Broncos’ locker room after the game. “It was great for him to be able to experience that feeling. We are talking about a guy who is a chief in the Navy, has done two tours in Iraq and has sacrificed time with his children and his family. He is an all-around great guy. He has been a great brother to me. He has treated me with love from day one.
“For me to give him that experience of running out of that tunnel, to see what itap like to be in front of 70,000 fans, to howl with me and sprint through that tunnel — itap big. I am really happy he got to experience that.”
